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What does Asthenia refer to?
What does Asthenia refer to?
- Weakeness or debility (correct)
- Platelet dysfunction
- Muscle weakness
- Pain of pleural origin
What does the term 'Asthenic' mean?
What does the term 'Asthenic' mean?
- Pleural
- Muscular
- Painful
- Weak (correct)
What does Thromboasthenia refer to?
What does Thromboasthenia refer to?
- Muscle weakness
- Platelet dysfunction (correct)
- Weakness or debility
- Pain of pleural origin
What does Myasthenia refer to?
What does Myasthenia refer to?
What does the term 'Dynia' refer to?
What does the term 'Dynia' refer to?
What is the meaning of the suffix 'emia' in medical terms?
What is the meaning of the suffix 'emia' in medical terms?
What is meant by the term 'hypoglycemia'?
What is meant by the term 'hypoglycemia'?
What is the term for increased uric acid in the blood?
What is the term for increased uric acid in the blood?
What is the term for pain of cardiac origin?
What is the term for pain of cardiac origin?
What is the term for circulating toxins in the blood?
What is the term for circulating toxins in the blood?
What is characteristic of scleroderma?
What is characteristic of scleroderma?
What type of stroma is characterized as hard and fibrous?
What type of stroma is characterized as hard and fibrous?
What does 'omni' mean in the context of omnipotent?
What does 'omni' mean in the context of omnipotent?
What does 'omnipotent' describe?
What does 'omnipotent' describe?
What does OMNI stand for in the context of the given information?
What does OMNI stand for in the context of the given information?
What is the meaning of Phasia?
What is the meaning of Phasia?
What is the term for the loss of speech?
What is the term for the loss of speech?
What is the term for the fear of closed places?
What is the term for the fear of closed places?
What is the term for the fear of light?
What is the term for the fear of light?
What is the term for the difficulty of speech?
What is the term for the difficulty of speech?
What is the definition of symbiosis?
What is the definition of symbiosis?
What is the characteristic of the organisms involved in symbiosis?
What is the characteristic of the organisms involved in symbiosis?
What is the nature of the relationship between organisms in symbiosis?
What is the nature of the relationship between organisms in symbiosis?
What is the outcome of symbiosis for the involved organisms?
What is the outcome of symbiosis for the involved organisms?
What is the term for the state of living together of two organisms?
What is the term for the state of living together of two organisms?
Study Notes
Medical Terminology
- Asthenia refers to weakness or debility, and asthenic means weak.
- Thromboasthenia is a condition characterized by platelets dysfunction.
- Myasthenia is a term used to describe muscle weakness.
Pain-Related Terms
- Dynia refers to pain, and pleurodynia is pain of pleural origin.
- Cardiodynia is pain of cardiac origin.
Blood-Related Terms
- Emia refers to blood, and hypoglycemia is a condition characterized by reduced blood sugar levels.
- Hyperuricemia is a condition characterized by increased uric acid in the blood.
- Toxemia is a condition characterized by circulating toxins in the blood.
Speech-Related Terms
- Phasia refers to speech, and aphasia is a condition characterized by loss of speech.
- Dysphasia is a condition characterized by difficulty with speech.
Fear-Related Terms
- Phobia refers to fear, and photophobia is a fear of light, often seen in photosensitivity.
- Claustrophobia is a fear of closed places.
Miscellaneous Terms
- Scleroderma is a skin disease characterized by skin hardening.
- Sclerotic stroma refers to hard fibrous stroma.
- Omnipotent refers to having unlimited power or authority, and is related to the prefix omni, meaning all.
- Symbiosis refers to the state of living together of two dissimilar organisms in an intimate relationship of mutual benefit.
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This quiz covers medical terminology related to weakness, debility, and pain. Learn about asthenia, asthenic, thromboasthenia, myasthenia, and dynia.
